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  2. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 in (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in many English-speaking countries, including Australia , [ 1 ] Canada , Ireland , the United Kingdom , and the United States . [ 2 ]

  3. Palm (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The same name is also used for a second, rather larger unit based on the length of the human hand. [ 1 ] The width of the palm was a traditional unit in Ancient Egypt , Israel , Greece , and Rome and in medieval England , where it was also known as the hand , [ 2 ] [ a ] handbreadth , [ 3 ] or handsbreadth .

  4. Hand geometry - Wikipedia

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    A hand geometry reading device with pegs to control the placement of the hand. Angled mirror on the left reflects the side view image of the hand to the camera. A CCD camera is beneath the keypad to take the top view image of the hand and the mirror image. [2] Hand geometry is a biometric that identifies users from the shape of their hands ...

  5. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property.

  6. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    The angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius. One full revolution encompasses 2π radians. = 1 rad sextant: ≡ 60° ≈ 1.047 198 rad: sign: ≡ 30° ≈ 0.523 599 rad

  7. Kenny Pickett's hands measure just 8 1/2 inches, which ... - AOL

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    Should NFL teams actually be concerned about Kenny Pickett's hand size?

  8. Radius gauge - Wikipedia

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    Two types of radius gauges. A radius gauge, also known as a fillet gauge, [1] is a tool used to measure the radius of an object. [2] Radius gauges require a bright light behind the object to be measured. The gauge is placed against the edge to be checked and any light leakage between the blade and edge indicates a mismatch that requires ...

  9. Finger (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In medicine and related disciplines (anatomy, radiology, etc.) the fingerbreadth (literally the width of a finger) is an informal but widely used unit of measure. [3] [4] In the measurement of distilled spirits, a finger of whiskey refers to the amount of whiskey that would fill a glass to the level of one finger wrapped around the glass at the ...